Volunteers plant trees, remove debris in Breezy Point

Forty Cornellians helped plant trees and remove debris Nov. 9 in Breezy Point, Queens, N.Y., where residents are still recovering from the impacts of last year’s Hurricane Sandy.

Nepal program marks 20 years of immersive experience

The Cornell Nepal Study Program celebrates its 20th year of collaborative undergraduate and graduate study and research in Nepal.

Cornell-led project helps Joplin recover after tornado

Cornell has partnered with several agencies and schools to help rebuild a park in Joplin, Mo., devastated by a catastrophic tornado May 22, 2011.

New course blends health policy and facility design

Policy Meets Design, a new course offered by the Department of Design and Environmental Analysis, gives students real-world design experience in health care facilities.

Vet students to treat Syracuse pets Nov. 23

The College of Veterinary Medicine's Southside Healthy Pet Clinic will travel to Syracuse Nov. 23 to offer subsidized examinations.

Program pairs Ithacans with international students

The Cornell International Friendship Program pairs local residents with international students and scholars to promote friendships and make the students' experiences more homey.

Student leads effort to build dairy at Kenyan school

Kirstin Torgerson ’15 has secured funds that will be used to construct a 20-25 cow dairy at an all-girls school in Kenya.

Cornell Local Roads Program wins national honors

Larry Lin ’12 and the Cornell Local Roads Program received a National Roadway Safety Award Nov. 6 for their invention of an inexpensive way to assess the functioning of road signs.

Volunteers assemble hygiene kits for girls

More than 150 people, including many students, helped make hygiene kits to ship to girls around the world by the organization Day for Girls. Eight students organized the event.